Global compensation, benefits trends – A puzzle of contradictions

Companies around the world are emerging from the recent global financial and economic crisis in a cautious, yet positive mood. Pay freezes are beginning to be replaced by modest increases, a trend that will gain momentum next year. But with pay pots still depleted and the economic situation in many countries remaining uncertain, firms are starting to differentiate their reward strategies more carefully in order to get the best possible return on their investment. Unsurprisingly, they are focusing more closely on their top performers – those best placed to help them return to strong growth.

Find out more in this chapter in our new anthology, "The human capital agenda in EMEA: Succeeding in an era of contradictions".

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